My contributions this year are a workshop on #Inform7 and "Fixed It For You: Modding Memes, Maps and Minds".
The use of words related to negative emotions has increased by more than one third.... If we assume an average…
Farid emphasises that forensic techniques do not guarantee fake photos can be spotted. They are, however, creating an arms race…
People who caught the sites plagiarizing began speculating about the motivations of whoever was running them. One person noticed that…
Sometimes students will submit bibliography entries that repeat a title -- either the journal or the article. I assume they…
Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generation A new-to-me “Data Hears a Who” character story, featuring a multi-layered philosophical jam session…
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Here's an editorial by someone who feels a heck of a lot more optimistic than I do right now. The…
Going back to Plato—perhaps the first hater of literature on record—philosophers and religious authorities have attacked art for the same…
Space Shuttle Challenger Destroyed (my reflection on the 28th anniversary in 2014) I was in my final semester of high…